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OrganizeOrganizeFOR A

resh StartFresh Start

new career new arrival suddenly single

Embrace

Your NextChapterin Life

Susan Fay West

new home



c o n t e n

t s Introduction 10

PART 1 GETTING STARTED

1 Live Your Life in Chapters 14

Your life is full of different chapters As you move through these

chapters priorities change as does your mind-set about your

belongings and your schedule and activities When this shift hap-

pens itrsquos time to reorganize

2 Set Organizing Goals 32

Before you begin a journey you need to know your destination

This chapter helps you create a vision of your newly reorganized

life so you know what you are working toward

3 Establish and Evaluate Organizing Systemsmdash

The Three Ps 46

Whether yoursquore new to organizing or have organized in the past

the Three Ps help you create and maintain systems that meet your

speci1047297c needs

4 Finding Time and Staying Motivated 58

Whatrsquos holding you back from reaching your organizing goals This

chapter is full of encouragement and ideas to help you get started

and stick with your reorganizing efforts

PART 2 REORGANIZE YOUR SURROUNDINGS

5 Evaluate Your Home and Establish Your Objectives 72

Yoursquore ready to begin but where This chapter takes you through

each room of your home and helps you create a plan

6 Deciding What to Keep and What to Remove 94

Organizing is all about making decisionsmdashwhat to let go of and

what to keep This chapter helps you make no-regrets decisions so

everything in your home enhances your new chapter in life



7 Reorganizing Whatrsquos Left 116

What do you do with the items you decided to keep This chapter

offers room-by-room ideas for how to reorganize whatrsquos left including

ideas for changing the function of a room

PART 3 MANAGE YOUR TIME

8 Organize Your Time During Your Transition 146

Organization in times of crisis can be a lifesaver Evaluate your time to

determine whatrsquos important before and during major life changes

9 After the Event What Does Your New ScheduleLook Like 162

This chapter shows you how to adapt your schedule to the new

responsibilities and freedoms in your life

PART 4 STAYING ORGANIZED

10 Create Systems That Support You 178

This chapter empowers you to maintain the new organizing systems

you worked so hard to create

APPENDIX

My Goal De1047297nition Worksheet 202

Clearing the Clouds of Confusion Exercise 204

Suggested Reading List 205

Room Tour Questions 206

Keep Less Questions 207

Home is Not Home Without Chart 208

Decluttering Your Calendar 210

Identify How you Would Like to Spend Your Time 211

How Long to Keep Records 216

Resources 218

Index 220



YOUR LIFE IS IN TRANSITION NOW While change is diffi cult that place in

between the old chapter and the new chaptermdashthe beore and the afermdash

is even more diffi cult Itrsquos a place o limbo where yoursquore not through the

changes and yoursquore not quite into your new chapter

Organizing is so helpul in dealing with liersquos big events Itrsquos not sim-

ply a ldquonice to haverdquomdashitrsquos an essential practice Te bene1047297ts o staying or-ganized during and afer major lie changes are numerous

bull Organizing is cathartic and can help you process your emotions As

you go through your things yoursquore not only thinking about wheth-

er to keep or let go o items yoursquore thinking about the transition

itsel the emotions what yoursquoll do next how yoursquore managing

bull Organizing gives you a sense o control which in the context o

a lie transition is at a shortage or may not even exist at some

points At midcrisis we ofen have no control

bull Organizing allows you to use your energy on the transition and the

emotions o it It gets you moving and makes you an agent o posi-

tive change in your home You are no longer a passive bystander

bull Organizing ocuses you on whatrsquos really important as you move

into the transition while yoursquore in it and as you move out o it and

into your next chapter o lie

ntrodu tionIntroduction

10



LIFE IS FULL OF CHANGESmdashboth expected and unexpected sel-imposed

and imposed by others I never expected to own my own business I never

expected to get separated and end up in a divorce I didnrsquot know Irsquod be

living back at home or a while in my early orties (but thank goodness

or Mom and Dad) Changing religions Nope also unexpected I alsomoved to a different state became a motor-home owner and experi-

enced a signi1047297cant change in my work lie rom working with clients to

working on products In about eighteen months a total o nine major

changes took place in my lie

Changes no matter what their nature interrupt our lives and ofen

require a response because these changes and transitions leave us with

homes belongings and schedules that no longer work or us Something

is out o alignment and wersquore not sure whatmdashofen it turns out to be

our surroundings our organizing systems (how we do what we do) or

our schedules Suddenly these systems seem to work against us instead

o with us even i they once 1047297t beautiully into our lives What worked

beore will not work now Responsibilities that didnrsquot exist or once be-

longed to someone else now belong only to you and you need to 1047297nd

ways to handle them

Live Your Life inChapters1

14



oday lie is more complex than it was orty or 1047297fy years ago when

I was growing up Te pace o change is aster We raise a amily send

our kids to college and then welcome visits rom grandchildren We

switch jobs change careers go back to school and retire rom one careerto pursue a second career We enjoy years with a spouse or committed

partner and then 1047297nd ourselves singlemdashwhether by choice or by other

circumstances We reach an age where our parents begin to depend on us

more than we depend on them and roles reverse Some people call these

seasons o lie or phases o lie I call them chapters in lie

Just as a book has chapters our lives do too We go through different

lie stages and circumstances each o which is a chapter We donrsquot all have

the same set o chapters but odds are good

your lie is ull o several different chapters

At the very least you transitioned rom child-

hood to teenage years to adulthood and rom

school to the working world Other chapters

may include marriage or a lie partnershipparenthood corporate career sel-employ-

ment empty nesting singleness grandchil-

dren retirement continuing education as an

adult a second career and caregiving

Each chapter brings new responsibilities

and priorities and you may 1047297nd your values

shif as well Tese new circumstances ofen

will give you a different mind-set about your

ldquostuffrdquomdashyour belongings and your schedule and activities and thatrsquos the

key connection to organizing Your lie has changed and your attitude has

changed Now you need to reorganize your belongings and schedule to

re1047298ect those changes and ully embrace your new chapter

As I moved through my set o lie changes it didnrsquot occur to me to

check in with my values but a riend introduced me to her concept o

Changes no

matter what their

nature inter-

rupt our lives and

often require a

response because

these changes and

transitions leave

us with homes

belongings and

schedules that no

longer work for us

15



ldquoWhatrsquos at your corerdquo About ten years later as I was receiving training as

an Organizing Coach I realized this concept was similar to some of the

coaching activities I was learning about values and needs Itrsquos important

to re1047298ect on what you value and to identify what enables you to live asatisfying ful1047297lling life with integrity Identifying your values and needs

will be a useful exercise for you as well Needs are the principles you live

bymdashyour personal priorities Examples of needs are equality health self-

worth spirituality and peace You may have some basic needs that were

not getting met in your last chapter so yoursquoll

want to start by covering the basics

Once your needs are met you can move

on to working on your values to ensure the

life you are creating is in alignment with your

principles and beliefs We are happiest when

we have a purpose in life and know our values

so take some time with this Knowing your val-

ues will be useful as you begin to change yourhome to re1047298ect you and your new chapter as

well as change how you use your time Values help you 1047297gure out the types

of belongings you want in your life as well as which activities you should

devote your time to and this can inspire you as you reorganize

For example if you want to declutter and reorganize your home it

may be that you want to free up time and space to pursue a dream yoursquove

always had such as writing a book starting a new business or creating an

art studio Tink of how motivated yoursquoll be if you have a speci1047297c reason

to start and complete this reorganizing project

Reorganizing isnrsquot only about moving on and leaving your past be-

hind Most important itrsquos about creating a new chapter You may know

just what your new chapter will be like or you may prefer to let it grow

organically a piece at a time So do a check on your values as you begin

this reorganization process

Values help you

1047297gure out the

types of belong-

ings you want in

your life as well

as which activities

you should devote

your time to

16



Your organizing systems will work best or you and yoursquoll be most

motivated to change when you tie organizing to your values And the sys-

tems will persist and support you most effectively i yoursquore clear on whatrsquos

important to you and design organizing systems that work or youmdash1047297t-ting your style how yoursquore mentally and emotionally wired and what

yoursquore willing to do to maintain them

Chapters in books have clear beginnings and endings and some-

times chapters in lie do too More ofen we gradually phase out o one

chapter and into another chapter You may be well into your next chapter

beore you ully realize it or beore you have time to ully adjust to the

change Approaching lie in chapters allows you to close the door on the

past (while still honoring it) and ully embrace your present When you

live this way you give yoursel permission to let go o things and you can

be more comortable with choices you make When you give up some-

thing rom the past yoursquoll realize you are not giving up dreams yoursquore

simply making room or them to happen in uture chapters You are not

dishonoring memories o those yoursquove lovedbut incorporating into your lie the most spe-

cial memories that are the essence o your

loved ones

Liersquos transitions ofen require us to re-

organize or adapt our current surroundings

and schedules Reorganizing can realign and

get us back into balance Te process o reor-

ganizing can point us toward our next new

chapter assisting us beore during and afer

these major lie events We regroup remember

and reorganizemdashthe new Tree Rs

Te goal o this book is to help you 1047297nd

ways to hold on to whatrsquos best rom your previous chapters including

your belongings your systems and routines and how you use your time

Reorganizing can

realign and get us

back into balance

The process of

reorganizing can

point us toward

our next new

chapter assisting

us before during

and after these

major life events

17



while deciding what you need around you right now and also what yoursquoll

need as you move through this transition into your next chapter o lie

Te mental and physical space we create by letting go o things that

belong in our past gives us new energy or our next chapter Te spacegives us serenity calm control or the option to fill the space with some-

thing new Our ocus is orward with respect or whatrsquos behind usmdash

because whatrsquos behind us is a large part o who we have become

ransitions add the twists and turns in this journey o lie Tey are

tough to go through certainly But once on the other side o the transi-

tion given time most o us will eel like wersquove conquered something truly

significant in our lives And i we can do that what else can we do Afer I

experienced all those significant changes in those brie eighteen months

I took a little time to re1047298ect and decided I was

ready to listen to my riend Robertarsquos idea

about becoming a proessional organizer and

starting my own business Why not I I had

made it through the other changes hellip thenwhat else could I do

My goal with this book is to empower

you to embrace your changes and not just to

weather them but sail through them so you

can find all o the wonderul opportunities on

the other side which is the resh start you are looking or Irsquoll share what

Irsquove learned and experienced through my own changes as well as what

Irsquove learned and experienced through my clients my class attendees and

my colleagues When yoursquore a Certified Organizer Coachreg and Certified

Proessional Organizerreg people like to share with you how they organize

their space stuff and lie Clients discuss memories values and obstacles

as their trust in the proessional organizer grows

I am honored and privileged by what people have shared with me

over the years and I would certainly not ever compromise these conver-

ldquoThough no one

can go back and

make a brand-new

start anyone can

start from now

and make a brand-

new endingrdquo

991252AUTHOR UNKNOWN

18



sations Te examples I share in this book are composites o my clients

and students and they are not based on any one speci1047297c person I have

purposeully mixed up and changed details so no one is recognizable Tat

said Irsquom sure clients and colleagues will think they recognize themselvesI one clientrsquos experience is recognizable thatrsquos because there are enough

similarities with the next personrsquos experience to make the experiences

seem the same Organizer coaches call this normalizing Te changes you

experience arenrsquot all that different rom those

experienced by someone else in a similar situ-

ation Doesnrsquot it eel so much better when we

know wersquore not alone in this

DEFINITIONS TRANSITION VERSUS CHANGE

I want to take a ew minutes to compare and

contrast transition and change to help you

understand why this time in your lie can be

mentally or emotionally diffi cult and then relate this diffi culty to your or-ganizing dilemmas Expectations are everything Tey make a situation

either harder or easier depending on what we expected going into it

Change is a Difference

A change is one single difference that happens during one speci1047297c event

or at one point in time Itrsquos over airly quickly and when you compare the

beore and afer itrsquos black-and-white In other words changes are sudden

but they arenrsquot always unexpected Examples o a change are losing a job

giving birth to a baby or welcoming a puppy into your home

Dictionarycom de1047297nes change this way ldquohellip to make the orm na-

ture content uture course etc o (something) different rom what it is

or rom what it would be i lef alone to change onersquos name to change

onersquos opinion to change the course o historyrdquo1 And the verb is de1047297ned as

ldquoto become differentrdquo

Expectations are

everything They

make a situationeither harder or

easier depend-

ing on what we

expected going

into it

19



With a change you know how things are going to be and you can

begin to adjust to it and reorganize your surroundings as soon as yoursquove

mentally and emotionally processed the change (which may take some

signi1047297cant time depending on the change) Afer you adjust to thechange your organizing systems should require little to no adjustment

i you maintain them

Transition is a Process

A transition is not so black-and-white A transition is not a single point

in time itrsquos a shif like on a spectrum Transition occurs over a longer

period o time than change does When I think o transitions itrsquos more

about a state o mind or your mind-set Tran-

sition is a gradual series o changes that lead

you to a new point in lie Gray instead o

black-and-white

Dictionarycom de1047297nes transition as

ldquopassage hellip rom one hellip state stage subjectto anotherrdquo983090 Passage is the key word Itrsquos not

a door which is quickly opened and shut but

a passage that you must journey through You

may experience many transitions beore a

change occurs For example i you are prepar-

ing to retire you may transition rom working

ull time to working part time to not working

at all Caregiving ofen is transition as you gradually take on more and

more responsibility or the person you are caring or You may start by

caregiving in your parentrsquos home once or twice a week Over time that

may increase to visiting every day and eventually you may have your

parent move in with you or you may help them move to an assisted living

acility You may transition as you change careers by 1047297rst going back to

school or more education

A transition is

not so black-and-

white A transition

is not a single

point in timeitrsquos a shift like

on a spectrum

Transition occurs

over a longer

period of time

than change does

20



With transitions you arenrsquot sure o the 1047297nal outcome Everything

is temporary so you may eel like you are in limbo You can and should

create organizing systems to help you through

the transition but these systems wonrsquot bepermanent You will need to adjust them

requently as you continue to transition and

afer your transition culminates in a change

you will need to reset your organizing systems

to support the change So donrsquot be discour-

aged i you eel like you just canrsquot get or stay

organized during a transition Do the best you

can and be aware o all the subtle changes that are taking place during

the transition I you identiy the change you can work to accommodate

it in your organizing system

Tis book is written to assist you in organizing your lie your stuff

and your home through transitions Herersquos just one example o a transi-

tion and how organizing can support you

Identifying Changes and Transitions

Letrsquos look at an example to help you identiy transitions and changes in

your own situation Mary is in her sixties and her mother is in her eight-

ies Maryrsquos been divorced or a while and living on her own Shersquos ac-

customed to having a space o her own and coming and going when she

likes Her mother suddenly alls ill and like with many amilies they

decide that Mom will move in with Mary instead o putting Mom in a

nursing home Is this a change or transition

Itrsquos both but here thinking o the situation as a transition is key to

both Maryrsquos and her motherrsquos mental health I you thought o this as just

a change with Mom changing homes then yoursquod likely think that once

shersquos moved in the change is over Lie will go back to normal or to what

it was like beore Mom moved in but thatrsquos not the case at all

Donrsquot be discour-aged if you feel

like you just canrsquot

get or stay orga-

nized during a

transition Do the

best you can

21



I Mary realizes that this is a major difference or both her and her

mother she will know that things will change to a new normal a state

which both o them need to create together Mary will need to adjust

to having her mother in her home She will need to create space or hermother in a home that previously only needed

to meet Maryrsquos needs She will need to include

her mother in her schedule by making time or

her appointments and caring or her needs She

needs to understand that her mother will want

to know where shersquos going and how long shersquoll

be gone when Mary leaves the house Mary will

need to create a bedroom and personal space in

her home or her mother and organize the ur-

niture and items her mother is bringing with

her Shersquoll also need to work with her mother

and other amily members to properly take care o items that wonrsquot or

canrsquot be moved into Maryrsquos house Terersquos so much to be done I Maryapproaches it as a transition she can take things one step at a time Tat

will help keep her rom becoming overwhelmed and rustrated

William Bridges author o Transitions identi1047297es the three parts o

a major lie transition an ending a neutral zone (I call that one ldquolimbo

landrdquo) and the new beginning983091 Te length o each phase is different and

they 1047298ow into each other In Maryrsquos example both Mary and her mother

experience the same ending Both women are losing their independence

Mary is no longer ree to come and go as she pleases and she must make

room in her house or her mother Maryrsquos mother must accept that she

can no longer live alone and must rely on her daughter or daily assis-

tance Te neutral zone is the time it takes each woman to adjust to the

new living situation Tey will start their new beginning together afer

theyrsquove created a schedule that works or each o them and ound the

right arrangement and balance or their belongings in Maryrsquos home

ldquoMuch as we may

wish to make a

new beginning

some part of us

resists doing so

as though wewere making the

1047297rst step toward

disasterrdquo

991251 WILLIAM BRIDGES

22



As you approach and go through the transition process you will eel

challenged and stressed internally and perhaps externally to relinquish

what is comortable and amiliar Te amiliar is slowly becoming your

ldquooldrdquo lie or your previous chapter o lie Tis is a push to let go o yourphysical stuff how your schedule was organized and how you organized

your thoughts your emotions and your lie Embrace this eeling Give

yoursel permission to let go Use the advice in this book to make what I

call ldquono regretrdquo decisions about letting go o belongings and old routines

Te longer you hold on to your old ways the more resistance builds and

the more stuck you begin to eel You will eel ldquounstuckrdquo and less stressed

when you let go Letting go helps you move on and move orward Irsquove ound

that it ofen is highly organized and structured

people who have the hardest time with transi-

tions In an attempt to maintain control they

hold on to their old organizational systems too

long Organizing systems are good things but

they are only effective when they serve you Iyou serve your organizing system it will stress

you out and keep you rom moving orward

Allow your routines to be 1047298exible and adapt

them to meet your needs ry different ap-

proaches to 1047297nd what works best

TYPES OF CHANGES AND TRANSITIONS

Tere are many types o transitions Understanding what type o transi-

tion you are going through will help you know what to expect rom the

transitionmdashboth emotionally and physically

Self-Imposed or Non-Self-Imposed

Examples o sel-imposed transitions are a new career a separation or

divorce you wanted or needed babysitting grandchildren or starting a

It often is highly

organized and

structured people

who have the

hardest time with

transitions In an

attempt to main-

tain control they

hold on to their

old organizational

systems too long

23



new business All situations you wanted Examples o non-sel-imposed

transitions are a divorce you didnrsquot want the death o a amily member

or spouse a job layoff or termination a medical diagnosis and so orth

Tey are changes and situations that happened to youA sel-imposed change and transition process can be just as diffi -

cult to navigate as a change imposed by other people even if itrsquos one you

sought out You may be saying ldquoI should be happy about this I caused

it I wanted itrdquo rue but that doesnrsquot mean you donrsquot eel strongly about

whatrsquos happening It doesnrsquot mean things arenrsquot changing Change and the

transition process are going to happen regardless o whether the situa-

tion is one you wanted or one that happened to you

Maryrsquos example could have been a sel-imposed situationmdashshe may

have wanted her mother to move in with her But it also could have been

something she elt pressured to do by other amily members

One-at-a-Time or Many

Sometimes transitions happen one at a time and you have time to thor-oughly process the event beore the next change happens But ofen one

transition will cause another transition and then another and then an-

other like a ripple effect Say or example you lost your job and the

loss o income required you to move to a smaller home or apartment

and perhaps go back to school or more training One event can trigger

several changes or several unrelated changes can happen within a short

time rame When you donrsquot have time to process the 1047297rst transition the

second transition can be very diffi cult to deal with

One client experienced the sudden death o her ather whom she

was very close to She kept as much o his stuff as possible but simply

placed it on top her own stuff in her house She didnrsquot 1047297nd homes or the

items because she was still ocused on the grieving process Beore she

had a chance to properly deal with her atherrsquos belongings she was laid

off rom her corporate career which had been key to her identity She

24



was already not in the strongest emotional place and now she was hit

hard by losing her job her career and part of her identity What would

she do with herself What would she do when she woke up each day

She started back to school but couldnrsquot wrap her mind around a new1047297eld Meanwhile she ignored her home Shersquod look around and see her

fatherrsquos things and memories everywhere even though by this point it

had been several years since he died His belongings were starting to have

too strong a hold on her emotions particularly with the loss of her job

She called me to help her organize her home and make it a calm more

emotionally inviting place

When you donrsquot deal with the organizing effects of the 1047297rst transi-

tion the second one creates a new layer of stuff (emotional and physical)

and as days go by it becomes harder and harder to believe you can dig out

from all of your clutter and identify what you want and need from what

you donrsquot Itrsquos harder to envision your space and how it can be beautiful

and homey again Itrsquos harder to see ahead in your life and reorganize your

time and activities to move on to your new chapter You get used to livingthe old way and not moving on But eventually something happens and

an alarm in your head goes off Yoursquove had enough of the ldquoclutterrdquo You

feel suffocated by memories instead of enjoying them Yoursquove reached a

point when you can reorganize Because you are reading this book you

probably have already reached this point or

you are about to reach it very soon Te fol-

lowing chapters will show you how to identify

the things you need and love from the clutter

so you can move forward

STAGES OF CHANGE

According to the Prochaska Change Model

there are 1047297ve stages of change precontempla-

tion contemplation preparation action and

When you donrsquot

deal with the

organizing effects

of the 1047297rst transi-

tion the second

one creates a

new layer of stuff

(emotional and

physical)

25



maintenance983092 I mention this because i you sense where you are on this

spectrum yoursquoll know more about what to expect rom yoursel

Precontemplation You are not yet considering a change

Contemplation Yoursquore considering a change such as working on re-organizing your home but yoursquore not quite ready to dive in Yoursquore still

weighing your options

Preparation Yoursquore thinking about making the change in the next

month or so and considering what could be a small 1047297rst step

Action You are making the change In our case yoursquore doing the

physical work o organizing

Maintenance Maintenance is the efforts you make afer the change to

maintain the results brought about by the change In our case afer yoursquove

reorganized you maintain by continuing to put things in their established

homes and you work on instilling new organizing habits or skills

Letrsquos apply these stages to the example o Mary and her mother Te

precontemplation stage probably occurred beore a decline in the moth-

errsquos health Maryrsquos mother was still okay living on her ownAs it became apparent that Maryrsquos mother would not be able to care

or hersel in her own home or much longer Mary and her siblings be-

gan the contemplation stage Something needed to change to keep their

mother sae healthy and well cared or Tey considered all o their op-

tions which included a nursing home an assisted living acility and

living with a amily member and they eventually decided their mother

would live with Mary Tey also needed to seek input rom their mother

during this stage

During the preparation stage the amily decides what urniture

and belongings should move to Maryrsquos house decides what should be

done with the rest o their motherrsquos belongings identi1047297es which room in

Maryrsquos house could be used by her mother as a bedroom and personal

space and determines i Maryrsquos home will need any special equipment

ramps and handrails to make it easier or their mother

26



Te action phase involves actually implementing all of the decisions

Mary and her siblings made in the preparation stage In this stage Mary

rearranges her home to include a bedroom and personal space for her

mother has necessary equipment added to her home moves her moth-errsquos belongings to Maryrsquos house and distributes the rest of her motherrsquos

things according to the decisions made during the preparation stage

Te maintenance stage is the time Mary and her mother spend ad-

justing their schedules and their surroundings to better accommodate

their individual needs and responsibilities

HOW THIS BOOK CAN ASSIST YOU

As you move from one life chapter to another your organizational sys-

tems can support you through the transitions if you let them Yoursquoll have

an easier time when you recognize that your life is changing and 1047297gure

out how your systems need to change Yoursquoll feel more in control

We all deal with change at different rates and in different ways Some

of us love the variety that change brings intoour lives Others want stabilitymdashthe least

amount of change possible In my experience

the more structured you are the harder it is to

deal with these transitions Tese life events

are not single-point-in-time changes Tey

are part of a transition process a chapter of

your life that is ongoing even if it is brief

Te event has changed you in some sig-

ni1047297cant way and you may not know how un-

til yoursquore far on the other side of the change But at some point those

changes become overwhelming and you feel like you are in limbo You

canrsquot mentally process the changes any faster Or you are in a whole new

set of circumstances that require you to change how you organize your

activities and your home

As you move from

one life chapter

to another your

organizational

systems can sup-

port you through

the transitions if

you let them

27



Tis book can help you i you are going through some lie transitions

right now It will help you identiy which changes even small but impor-

tant ones can help you eel like some part o your lie is under control

Yoursquoll update and reorganize parts o your lie and parts o your home asyou process the changes bit by bit I yoursquove experienced or are experienc-

ing any o the ollowing transitions this book will help you set up organiz-

ing systems to handle the change and welcome your next chapter in lie

bull New energy in your home Tis includes the birth o a child baby-

sitting grandchildren or taking in a new pet With this transition

you will reorganize to incorporate the new energy and get your lie

back under control by building a new schedule and surroundings

that accommodate the change

bull Postdivorce Your reorganizing efforts will ocus on supporting

the new and single you

bull Empty nesting Now that your home and your time are your own

you can reinvent the unctions o your rooms and explore un and

exciting ways to use your timebull Your partner or spouse died Reorganizing will honor your past

while allowing you to move orward at your own pace

bull Major career change Perhaps yoursquore changing 1047297elds switching

shifs or moving rom a corporate setting to sel-employment

Yoursquoll need to reorganize your time and your schedule and set up

an offi ce i you work rom home

bull Assisting aging parents Yoursquoll need to reorganize your time to

incorporate caregiving deal with their home (whether they are

moving out or need a better setup or continued independence)

and possibly reorganize your home to accommodate them i they

are moving in with you

bull Downsizing You can reduce the amount o stuff in your home and

schedule whether you are moving or staying in place Owning less

can be quite reeing

28



bull Health diagnosis Physical issues such as arthritis 1047297bromyalgia

and other diagnoses may require you to reorganize your home so

it is easy or you to maneuver Your schedule may need to change

as well simply because it takes you longer to move or accomplisha task Brain-based challenges such as an adult ADHD diagnosis

necessitate new ways o organizing so

lie becomes easier again

Tis book can also help you i you are

overwhelmed by more than one o these lie

changes Yoursquore coming to the last page o

your previous chapter and are getting ready to

move on to your next chapter in lie Clients

seek me out afer they have processed and ac-

cepted much o the change in their lives Tey

are ready to reorganize and start their next lie

chapter Ofen it takes all the energy you have

to manage your mental and emotional healthduring the changes Your home and organiza-

tional systems all by the wayside When your emotions are under control

and yoursquove mentally processed the change you realize you need to make

up or the neglect your home has suffered and you need to reorganize

your home to better 1047297t your new chapter in lie You need to get back on

track and thatrsquos exactly what this book will assist you with

The Functions of This Book

Everyone will have different needs as they begin this journey Te book

can serve several roles depending on what you need Here are just a ew

ways this book can help

Educator and coach Irsquoll provide you with education suggestions ex-

ercises and checklists to help you organize in new effective ways and Irsquoll

also help you realize just how much you do know about your personal

When your

emotions are

under control and

yoursquove mentally

processed the

change you

realize you need

to make up for

the neglect your

home has

suffered

29



organizing methods and styles When it comes to organizing what mat-

ters most is that the system works or youmdashtherersquos no right or wrong

way to do it Ofen yoursquoll 1047297nd the answers

are inside you not so ar away at all you justdonrsquot realize it

A quiet but inspirational companion In

reading this book yoursquoll realize that what

yoursquore going through is similar to what

many others have gone through beore you

Tis eeling o not being alone is inspiring to

many people Te practical suggestions in this book will motivate you to

get started which sometimes is the hardest part o all Tink o this book

as a partner to accompany you on your reorganizing journey

Your personal champion Tis book is here to cheer you on and keep

you going

Lifelong friend My hope is that anytime you realize yoursquore about to go

through some signi1047297cant change yoursquoll turn to this book and allow it toassist you again

What does your next chapter hold or you and what does that mean

about your home your offi ce your schedule What does ldquoorganized

enoughrdquo mean to you now What does the phrase ldquokeeping my schedule

under controlrdquo mean to you now What do you want out o your home

your time and your lie How do you want your house to ldquotalk to yourdquo

as one woman explained to me when we started working together What

tone o voice what words Or what do you say to yoursel Tis book will

help you 1047297nd answers to all o these questions

Letrsquos begin the journey Irsquoll be alongside you on your journey You

might be ready to make lots o changes or you might be ready to start

small and return to the journey at a later time Irsquoll be here

ldquoChaos is the primalstate of pure energy

for every true new

beginningrdquo

991251WILLIAM BRIDGES amp

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empty nest downsizing

caregiver

P C

TRANSFORM YOUR HOME AND SCHEDULE so they per-

fectly meet your current needs and re1047298ect who you

are and what you value now Changes and life transi-

tions often leave people with unbalanced schedules

and homes full of obsolete items Certified Profes-

sional Organizerreg Susan Fay West shows you how to

make room for your new interests and responsibili-

ties while honoring your past

Inside yoursquoll 1047297nd

bull Step-by-step advice for decluttering and reor-

ganizing every room in the homebull Specific tips for where to start and how to stay

motivated

bull Re1047298ective questions and exercises to help you

make ldquono-regretsrdquo decisions

bull Time-management strategies to create and

maintain a regular schedule

ldquoWest has written on a topic dear to my heart getting

organized to cope with and embrace change and

transition Organize for a Fresh Start is a great

roadmaprdquo

991251 JUDITH KOLBERG AUTHOR

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c o n t e n

t s Introduction 10

PART 1 GETTING STARTED

1 Live Your Life in Chapters 14

Your life is full of different chapters As you move through these

chapters priorities change as does your mind-set about your

belongings and your schedule and activities When this shift hap-

pens itrsquos time to reorganize

2 Set Organizing Goals 32

Before you begin a journey you need to know your destination

This chapter helps you create a vision of your newly reorganized

life so you know what you are working toward

3 Establish and Evaluate Organizing Systemsmdash

The Three Ps 46

Whether yoursquore new to organizing or have organized in the past

the Three Ps help you create and maintain systems that meet your

speci1047297c needs

4 Finding Time and Staying Motivated 58

Whatrsquos holding you back from reaching your organizing goals This

chapter is full of encouragement and ideas to help you get started

and stick with your reorganizing efforts

PART 2 REORGANIZE YOUR SURROUNDINGS

5 Evaluate Your Home and Establish Your Objectives 72

Yoursquore ready to begin but where This chapter takes you through

each room of your home and helps you create a plan

6 Deciding What to Keep and What to Remove 94

Organizing is all about making decisionsmdashwhat to let go of and

what to keep This chapter helps you make no-regrets decisions so

everything in your home enhances your new chapter in life


















APPENDIX










Resources 218

Index 220























10




















ways to handle them


14
































Changes no

matter what their

nature inter-

rupt our lives and

often require a

response because

these changes and

transitions leave

us with homes

belongings and

schedules that no

longer work for us

15
































Values help you

1047297gure out the

types of belong-

ings you want in

your life as well

as which activities

you should devote

your time to

16




















loved ones












Reorganizing can

realign and get us

back into balance

The process of

reorganizing can

point us toward

our next new

chapter assisting

us before during

and after these

major life events

17
































ldquoThough no one

can go back and

make a brand-new

start anyone can

start from now

and make a brand-

new endingrdquo


18






























Expectations are

everything They


easier depend-

ing on what we

expected going

into it

19







i you maintain them








black-and-white
















A transition is

not so black-and-

white A transition

is not a single


on a spectrum

Transition occurs

over a longer

period of time

than change does

20


































get or stay orga-

nized during a

transition Do the

best you can

21
































ldquoMuch as we may

wish to make a

new beginning

some part of us

resists doing so



disasterrdquo


22






























It often is highly

organized and

structured people

who have the

hardest time with

transitions In an

attempt to main-

tain control they

hold on to their

old organizational

systems too long

23































24



























STAGES OF CHANGE




When you donrsquot

deal with the

organizing effects


tion the second

one creates a

new layer of stuff

(emotional and

physical)

25

























during this stage







26































As you move from

one life chapter

to another your

organizational

systems can sup-

port you through

the transitions if

you let them

27































can be quite reeing

28































When your

emotions are

under control and

yoursquove mentally

processed the

change you

realize you need

to make up for

the neglect your

home has

suffered

29
















you going















for every true new

beginningrdquo


ASSOCIATES

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P C












motivated








roadmaprdquo



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HOME ORGANIZATION


















APPENDIX










Resources 218

Index 220























10




















ways to handle them


14
































Changes no

matter what their

nature inter-

rupt our lives and

often require a

response because

these changes and

transitions leave

us with homes

belongings and

schedules that no

longer work for us

15
































Values help you

1047297gure out the

types of belong-

ings you want in

your life as well

as which activities

you should devote

your time to

16




















loved ones












Reorganizing can

realign and get us

back into balance

The process of

reorganizing can

point us toward

our next new

chapter assisting

us before during

and after these

major life events

17
































ldquoThough no one

can go back and

make a brand-new

start anyone can

start from now

and make a brand-

new endingrdquo


18






























Expectations are

everything They


easier depend-

ing on what we

expected going

into it

19







i you maintain them








black-and-white
















A transition is

not so black-and-

white A transition

is not a single


on a spectrum

Transition occurs

over a longer

period of time

than change does

20


































get or stay orga-

nized during a

transition Do the

best you can

21
































ldquoMuch as we may

wish to make a

new beginning

some part of us

resists doing so



disasterrdquo


22






























It often is highly

organized and

structured people

who have the

hardest time with

transitions In an

attempt to main-

tain control they

hold on to their

old organizational

systems too long

23































24



























STAGES OF CHANGE




When you donrsquot

deal with the

organizing effects


tion the second

one creates a

new layer of stuff

(emotional and

physical)

25

























during this stage







26































As you move from

one life chapter

to another your

organizational

systems can sup-

port you through

the transitions if

you let them

27































can be quite reeing

28































When your

emotions are

under control and

yoursquove mentally

processed the

change you

realize you need

to make up for

the neglect your

home has

suffered

29
















you going















for every true new

beginningrdquo


ASSOCIATES

WWWWMBRIDGESCOM

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caregiver

P C












motivated








roadmaprdquo



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10




















ways to handle them


14
































Changes no

matter what their

nature inter-

rupt our lives and

often require a

response because

these changes and

transitions leave

us with homes

belongings and

schedules that no

longer work for us

15
































Values help you

1047297gure out the

types of belong-

ings you want in

your life as well

as which activities

you should devote

your time to

16




















loved ones












Reorganizing can

realign and get us

back into balance

The process of

reorganizing can

point us toward

our next new

chapter assisting

us before during

and after these

major life events

17
































ldquoThough no one

can go back and

make a brand-new

start anyone can

start from now

and make a brand-

new endingrdquo


18






























Expectations are

everything They


easier depend-

ing on what we

expected going

into it

19







i you maintain them








black-and-white
















A transition is

not so black-and-

white A transition

is not a single


on a spectrum

Transition occurs

over a longer

period of time

than change does

20


































get or stay orga-

nized during a

transition Do the

best you can

21
































ldquoMuch as we may

wish to make a

new beginning

some part of us

resists doing so



disasterrdquo


22






























It often is highly

organized and

structured people

who have the

hardest time with

transitions In an

attempt to main-

tain control they

hold on to their

old organizational

systems too long

23































24



























STAGES OF CHANGE




When you donrsquot

deal with the

organizing effects


tion the second

one creates a

new layer of stuff

(emotional and

physical)

25

























during this stage







26































As you move from

one life chapter

to another your

organizational

systems can sup-

port you through

the transitions if

you let them

27































can be quite reeing

28































When your

emotions are

under control and

yoursquove mentally

processed the

change you

realize you need

to make up for

the neglect your

home has

suffered

29
















you going















for every true new

beginningrdquo


ASSOCIATES

WWWWMBRIDGESCOM

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caregiver

P C












motivated








roadmaprdquo



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ways to handle them


14
































Changes no

matter what their

nature inter-

rupt our lives and

often require a

response because

these changes and

transitions leave

us with homes

belongings and

schedules that no

longer work for us

15
































Values help you

1047297gure out the

types of belong-

ings you want in

your life as well

as which activities

you should devote

your time to

16




















loved ones












Reorganizing can

realign and get us

back into balance

The process of

reorganizing can

point us toward

our next new

chapter assisting

us before during

and after these

major life events

17
































ldquoThough no one

can go back and

make a brand-new

start anyone can

start from now

and make a brand-

new endingrdquo


18






























Expectations are

everything They


easier depend-

ing on what we

expected going

into it

19







i you maintain them








black-and-white
















A transition is

not so black-and-

white A transition

is not a single


on a spectrum

Transition occurs

over a longer

period of time

than change does

20


































get or stay orga-

nized during a

transition Do the

best you can

21
































ldquoMuch as we may

wish to make a

new beginning

some part of us

resists doing so



disasterrdquo


22






























It often is highly

organized and

structured people

who have the

hardest time with

transitions In an

attempt to main-

tain control they

hold on to their

old organizational

systems too long

23































24



























STAGES OF CHANGE




When you donrsquot

deal with the

organizing effects


tion the second

one creates a

new layer of stuff

(emotional and

physical)

25

























during this stage







26































As you move from

one life chapter

to another your

organizational

systems can sup-

port you through

the transitions if

you let them

27































can be quite reeing

28































When your

emotions are

under control and

yoursquove mentally

processed the

change you

realize you need

to make up for

the neglect your

home has

suffered

29
















you going















for every true new

beginningrdquo


ASSOCIATES

WWWWMBRIDGESCOM

30




caregiver

P C












motivated








roadmaprdquo



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HOME ORGANIZATION
































Changes no

matter what their

nature inter-

rupt our lives and

often require a

response because

these changes and

transitions leave

us with homes

belongings and

schedules that no

longer work for us

15
































Values help you

1047297gure out the

types of belong-

ings you want in

your life as well

as which activities

you should devote

your time to

16




















loved ones












Reorganizing can

realign and get us

back into balance

The process of

reorganizing can

point us toward

our next new

chapter assisting

us before during

and after these

major life events

17
































ldquoThough no one

can go back and

make a brand-new

start anyone can

start from now

and make a brand-

new endingrdquo


18






























Expectations are

everything They


easier depend-

ing on what we

expected going

into it

19







i you maintain them








black-and-white
















A transition is

not so black-and-

white A transition

is not a single


on a spectrum

Transition occurs

over a longer

period of time

than change does

20


































get or stay orga-

nized during a

transition Do the

best you can

21
































ldquoMuch as we may

wish to make a

new beginning

some part of us

resists doing so



disasterrdquo


22






























It often is highly

organized and

structured people

who have the

hardest time with

transitions In an

attempt to main-

tain control they

hold on to their

old organizational

systems too long

23































24



























STAGES OF CHANGE




When you donrsquot

deal with the

organizing effects


tion the second

one creates a

new layer of stuff

(emotional and

physical)

25

























during this stage







26































As you move from

one life chapter

to another your

organizational

systems can sup-

port you through

the transitions if

you let them

27































can be quite reeing

28































When your

emotions are

under control and

yoursquove mentally

processed the

change you

realize you need

to make up for

the neglect your

home has

suffered

29
















you going















for every true new

beginningrdquo


ASSOCIATES

WWWWMBRIDGESCOM

30




caregiver

P C












motivated








roadmaprdquo



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HOME ORGANIZATION
































Values help you

1047297gure out the

types of belong-

ings you want in

your life as well

as which activities

you should devote

your time to

16




















loved ones












Reorganizing can

realign and get us

back into balance

The process of

reorganizing can

point us toward

our next new

chapter assisting

us before during

and after these

major life events

17
































ldquoThough no one

can go back and

make a brand-new

start anyone can

start from now

and make a brand-

new endingrdquo


18






























Expectations are

everything They


easier depend-

ing on what we

expected going

into it

19







i you maintain them








black-and-white
















A transition is

not so black-and-

white A transition

is not a single


on a spectrum

Transition occurs

over a longer

period of time

than change does

20


































get or stay orga-

nized during a

transition Do the

best you can

21
































ldquoMuch as we may

wish to make a

new beginning

some part of us

resists doing so



disasterrdquo


22






























It often is highly

organized and

structured people

who have the

hardest time with

transitions In an

attempt to main-

tain control they

hold on to their

old organizational

systems too long

23































24



























STAGES OF CHANGE




When you donrsquot

deal with the

organizing effects


tion the second

one creates a

new layer of stuff

(emotional and

physical)

25

























during this stage







26































As you move from

one life chapter

to another your

organizational

systems can sup-

port you through

the transitions if

you let them

27































can be quite reeing

28































When your

emotions are

under control and

yoursquove mentally

processed the

change you

realize you need

to make up for

the neglect your

home has

suffered

29
















you going















for every true new

beginningrdquo


ASSOCIATES

WWWWMBRIDGESCOM

30




caregiver

P C












motivated








roadmaprdquo



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HOME ORGANIZATION




















loved ones












Reorganizing can

realign and get us

back into balance

The process of

reorganizing can

point us toward

our next new

chapter assisting

us before during

and after these

major life events

17
































ldquoThough no one

can go back and

make a brand-new

start anyone can

start from now

and make a brand-

new endingrdquo


18






























Expectations are

everything They


easier depend-

ing on what we

expected going

into it

19







i you maintain them








black-and-white
















A transition is

not so black-and-

white A transition

is not a single


on a spectrum

Transition occurs

over a longer

period of time

than change does

20


































get or stay orga-

nized during a

transition Do the

best you can

21
































ldquoMuch as we may

wish to make a

new beginning

some part of us

resists doing so



disasterrdquo


22






























It often is highly

organized and

structured people

who have the

hardest time with

transitions In an

attempt to main-

tain control they

hold on to their

old organizational

systems too long

23































24



























STAGES OF CHANGE




When you donrsquot

deal with the

organizing effects


tion the second

one creates a

new layer of stuff

(emotional and

physical)

25

























during this stage







26































As you move from

one life chapter

to another your

organizational

systems can sup-

port you through

the transitions if

you let them

27































can be quite reeing

28































When your

emotions are

under control and

yoursquove mentally

processed the

change you

realize you need

to make up for

the neglect your

home has

suffered

29
















you going















for every true new

beginningrdquo


ASSOCIATES

WWWWMBRIDGESCOM

30




caregiver

P C












motivated








roadmaprdquo



E A N

Z9188

51499

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ISBN-13 978-1-4403-0852-9

US $1499(CAN $1599)

HOME ORGANIZATION
































ldquoThough no one

can go back and

make a brand-new

start anyone can

start from now

and make a brand-

new endingrdquo


18






























Expectations are

everything They


easier depend-

ing on what we

expected going

into it

19







i you maintain them








black-and-white
















A transition is

not so black-and-

white A transition

is not a single


on a spectrum

Transition occurs

over a longer

period of time

than change does

20


































get or stay orga-

nized during a

transition Do the

best you can

21
































ldquoMuch as we may

wish to make a

new beginning

some part of us

resists doing so



disasterrdquo


22






























It often is highly

organized and

structured people

who have the

hardest time with

transitions In an

attempt to main-

tain control they

hold on to their

old organizational

systems too long

23































24



























STAGES OF CHANGE




When you donrsquot

deal with the

organizing effects


tion the second

one creates a

new layer of stuff

(emotional and

physical)

25

























during this stage







26































As you move from

one life chapter

to another your

organizational

systems can sup-

port you through

the transitions if

you let them

27































can be quite reeing

28































When your

emotions are

under control and

yoursquove mentally

processed the

change you

realize you need

to make up for

the neglect your

home has

suffered

29
















you going















for every true new

beginningrdquo


ASSOCIATES

WWWWMBRIDGESCOM

30




caregiver

P C












motivated








roadmaprdquo



E A N

Z9188

51499

ISBN-10 1-4403-0852-7

ISBN-13 978-1-4403-0852-9

US $1499(CAN $1599)

HOME ORGANIZATION






























Expectations are

everything They


easier depend-

ing on what we

expected going

into it

19







i you maintain them








black-and-white
















A transition is

not so black-and-

white A transition

is not a single


on a spectrum

Transition occurs

over a longer

period of time

than change does

20


































get or stay orga-

nized during a

transition Do the

best you can

21
































ldquoMuch as we may

wish to make a

new beginning

some part of us

resists doing so



disasterrdquo


22






























It often is highly

organized and

structured people

who have the

hardest time with

transitions In an

attempt to main-

tain control they

hold on to their

old organizational

systems too long

23































24



























STAGES OF CHANGE




When you donrsquot

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to another your

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emotions are

under control and

yoursquove mentally

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change you

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not so black-and-

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period of time

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structured people

who have the

hardest time with

transitions In an

attempt to main-

tain control they

hold on to their

old organizational

systems too long

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STAGES OF CHANGE




When you donrsquot

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organizing effects


tion the second

one creates a

new layer of stuff

(emotional and

physical)

25

























during this stage







26































As you move from

one life chapter

to another your

organizational

systems can sup-

port you through

the transitions if

you let them

27































can be quite reeing

28































When your

emotions are

under control and

yoursquove mentally

processed the

change you

realize you need

to make up for

the neglect your

home has

suffered

29
















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get or stay orga-

nized during a

transition Do the

best you can

21
































ldquoMuch as we may

wish to make a

new beginning

some part of us

resists doing so



disasterrdquo


22






























It often is highly

organized and

structured people

who have the

hardest time with

transitions In an

attempt to main-

tain control they

hold on to their

old organizational

systems too long

23































24



























STAGES OF CHANGE




When you donrsquot

deal with the

organizing effects


tion the second

one creates a

new layer of stuff

(emotional and

physical)

25

























during this stage







26































As you move from

one life chapter

to another your

organizational

systems can sup-

port you through

the transitions if

you let them

27































can be quite reeing

28































When your

emotions are

under control and

yoursquove mentally

processed the

change you

realize you need

to make up for

the neglect your

home has

suffered

29
















you going















for every true new

beginningrdquo


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WWWWMBRIDGESCOM

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caregiver

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US $1499(CAN $1599)

HOME ORGANIZATION
































ldquoMuch as we may

wish to make a

new beginning

some part of us

resists doing so



disasterrdquo


22






























It often is highly

organized and

structured people

who have the

hardest time with

transitions In an

attempt to main-

tain control they

hold on to their

old organizational

systems too long

23































24



























STAGES OF CHANGE




When you donrsquot

deal with the

organizing effects


tion the second

one creates a

new layer of stuff

(emotional and

physical)

25

























during this stage







26































As you move from

one life chapter

to another your

organizational

systems can sup-

port you through

the transitions if

you let them

27































can be quite reeing

28































When your

emotions are

under control and

yoursquove mentally

processed the

change you

realize you need

to make up for

the neglect your

home has

suffered

29
















you going















for every true new

beginningrdquo


ASSOCIATES

WWWWMBRIDGESCOM

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caregiver

P C












motivated








roadmaprdquo



E A N

Z9188

51499

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US $1499(CAN $1599)

HOME ORGANIZATION






























It often is highly

organized and

structured people

who have the

hardest time with

transitions In an

attempt to main-

tain control they

hold on to their

old organizational

systems too long

23































24



























STAGES OF CHANGE




When you donrsquot

deal with the

organizing effects


tion the second

one creates a

new layer of stuff

(emotional and

physical)

25

























during this stage







26































As you move from

one life chapter

to another your

organizational

systems can sup-

port you through

the transitions if

you let them

27































can be quite reeing

28































When your

emotions are

under control and

yoursquove mentally

processed the

change you

realize you need

to make up for

the neglect your

home has

suffered

29
















you going















for every true new

beginningrdquo


ASSOCIATES

WWWWMBRIDGESCOM

30




caregiver

P C












motivated








roadmaprdquo



E A N

Z9188

51499

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ISBN-13 978-1-4403-0852-9

US $1499(CAN $1599)

HOME ORGANIZATION































24



























STAGES OF CHANGE




When you donrsquot

deal with the

organizing effects


tion the second

one creates a

new layer of stuff

(emotional and

physical)

25

























during this stage







26































As you move from

one life chapter

to another your

organizational

systems can sup-

port you through

the transitions if

you let them

27































can be quite reeing

28































When your

emotions are

under control and

yoursquove mentally

processed the

change you

realize you need

to make up for

the neglect your

home has

suffered

29
















you going















for every true new

beginningrdquo


ASSOCIATES

WWWWMBRIDGESCOM

30




caregiver

P C












motivated








roadmaprdquo



E A N

Z9188

51499

ISBN-10 1-4403-0852-7

ISBN-13 978-1-4403-0852-9

US $1499(CAN $1599)

HOME ORGANIZATION



























STAGES OF CHANGE




When you donrsquot

deal with the

organizing effects


tion the second

one creates a

new layer of stuff

(emotional and

physical)

25

























during this stage







26































As you move from

one life chapter

to another your

organizational

systems can sup-

port you through

the transitions if

you let them

27































can be quite reeing

28































When your

emotions are

under control and

yoursquove mentally

processed the

change you

realize you need

to make up for

the neglect your

home has

suffered

29
















you going















for every true new

beginningrdquo


ASSOCIATES

WWWWMBRIDGESCOM

30




caregiver

P C












motivated








roadmaprdquo



E A N

Z9188

51499

ISBN-10 1-4403-0852-7

ISBN-13 978-1-4403-0852-9

US $1499(CAN $1599)

HOME ORGANIZATION

























during this stage







26































As you move from

one life chapter

to another your

organizational

systems can sup-

port you through

the transitions if

you let them

27































can be quite reeing

28































When your

emotions are

under control and

yoursquove mentally

processed the

change you

realize you need

to make up for

the neglect your

home has

suffered

29
















you going















for every true new

beginningrdquo


ASSOCIATES

WWWWMBRIDGESCOM

30




caregiver

P C












motivated








roadmaprdquo



E A N

Z9188

51499

ISBN-10 1-4403-0852-7

ISBN-13 978-1-4403-0852-9

US $1499(CAN $1599)

HOME ORGANIZATION































As you move from

one life chapter

to another your

organizational

systems can sup-

port you through

the transitions if

you let them

27































can be quite reeing

28































When your

emotions are

under control and

yoursquove mentally

processed the

change you

realize you need

to make up for

the neglect your

home has

suffered

29
















you going















for every true new

beginningrdquo


ASSOCIATES

WWWWMBRIDGESCOM

30




caregiver

P C












motivated








roadmaprdquo



E A N

Z9188

51499

ISBN-10 1-4403-0852-7

ISBN-13 978-1-4403-0852-9

US $1499(CAN $1599)

HOME ORGANIZATION































can be quite reeing

28































When your

emotions are

under control and

yoursquove mentally

processed the

change you

realize you need

to make up for

the neglect your

home has

suffered

29
















you going















for every true new

beginningrdquo


ASSOCIATES

WWWWMBRIDGESCOM

30




caregiver

P C












motivated








roadmaprdquo



E A N

Z9188

51499

ISBN-10 1-4403-0852-7

ISBN-13 978-1-4403-0852-9

US $1499(CAN $1599)

HOME ORGANIZATION































When your

emotions are

under control and

yoursquove mentally

processed the

change you

realize you need

to make up for

the neglect your

home has

suffered

29
















you going















for every true new

beginningrdquo


ASSOCIATES

WWWWMBRIDGESCOM

30




caregiver

P C












motivated








roadmaprdquo



E A N

Z9188

51499

ISBN-10 1-4403-0852-7

ISBN-13 978-1-4403-0852-9

US $1499(CAN $1599)

HOME ORGANIZATION
















you going















for every true new

beginningrdquo


ASSOCIATES

WWWWMBRIDGESCOM

30




caregiver

P C












motivated








roadmaprdquo



E A N

Z9188

51499

ISBN-10 1-4403-0852-7

ISBN-13 978-1-4403-0852-9

US $1499(CAN $1599)

HOME ORGANIZATION




caregiver

P C












motivated








roadmaprdquo



E A N

Z9188

51499

ISBN-10 1-4403-0852-7

ISBN-13 978-1-4403-0852-9

US $1499(CAN $1599)

HOME ORGANIZATION

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